Amid speculation over Sachin Tendulkar's future, former India wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani has said that the senior batsman should be allowed to decide when to quit the game.
He does not have the grace of a Sachin Tendulkar nor the "silky soft hands" behind stumps like Syed Kirmani but Mahendra Singh Dhoni will retire as one of India's top three players of all time, feels former Australian cricketer Dean Jones.
Former stumper Syed Kirmani was bestowed with the prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cricket, while Test captain Virat Kohli bagged the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year in the BCCI awards night in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Legendary West Indian wicketkeeper Jeffrey Dujon on Monday said he admires Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for not just his "efficiency" behind the stumps but also for his good leadership skills and utility with the bat.
Statistical highlights on day one of the first Test between India and the West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
Dhoni is yet to come up with match-wining knock and his ability as a finisher has came under the scanner.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday completed another milestone as he pipped Syed Kirmani to become the Indian wicketkeeper with highest number of dismissals in his kitty.
The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.
The Indian team for the 2011 World Cup is one of the most well-balanced units comprising maximum number of match-winners, according to 1983 World Cup winning team member Syed Kirmani, who feels it is the best chance for the men in blue to bag the coveted title.
When Virat Kohli enforced the follow-on on West Indies, it was only the eighth time West Indies were asked to follow-on at home.
Suraj Randiv's deliberate no-ball to Virender Sehwag, which denied the Indian opener a hundred in their tri-series ODI match on Monday, came in for sharp criticism by former players who felt the Sri Lankan spinner's antics were 'unsporting and unpardonable'.
While appreciating the sentiments expressed by a few Indian cricketers, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, of the team wanting to win the World Cup for Sachin Tendulkar, former players are of the view that this should not take away the team's focus.
Signatories to the appeal include actors Aamir Khan, Sanjay Khan and Javed Jaffery, cricketers Mohammed Azharuddin and Syed Kirmani, filmmakers Aziz Mirza, Abbas Mastan, Sayeed Mirza, poet and writer Javed Akhtar, script-writer Salim Khan and senior editor M J Akbar, along with a large number of other personalities from theatre, journalism, police and sports
Kabir Khan's '83 saw a grand premiere in Mumbai, attended by the film's star cast.
India, led by a young Kapil Dev, shocked the cricketing world as they upset the mighty West Indies in the final to win their first World Cup.
Former India wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani has said the days of ten-overs-a-side contest making a foray into international cricket is not far away as it would make the game even more interesting.
Former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani says the dream to hoist tricolour at Lord's inspired the team e 1983 World Cup triumph.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
The former India wicketkeeper said he was picked for the national team despite coming up with 'stellar performances' in domestic arena from 1986 to 1993.
Kirmani said with adequate rest and medication, both were expected to be back to business before the tour to Pakistan.
The committee including coach John Wright will choose around 20 players to be put on contract.
The selection commiteee chairman said under-19 wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik and Vinay Uthappa are competing well with the India stumper.\n\n
The former selection committee chairmen said their should be no interference from the Board on the selection committee.
The former India wicketkeeper takes over from Syed Kirmani and will head the five-member committee for the next two years.
Pat Cummins is the first Australian to score a 50 and take 6 wickets in an innings in the same Test against India.
The selectors would consider the performance of the team in the Test series against the Aussies and the India 'A' team in the ongoing Kenstar Cup.
On this day in the year 1983, India lifted their first ever Cricket World Cup title, defeating West Indies by 43 runs at Lord's.
'Day before yesterday I had spoken to him, asking him to come on my YouTube channel.' 'He had said, 'Anytime for you Kiri bhai'.'
The chairman of selectors is confident that the team will come back strongly after losing the first match.
ODI vice-captain Rohit has been in sublime form of late and is part of the Test squad touring the West Indies. He was not picked for the first Test with Rahane and Vihari doing well in the series opener, it is unlikely he will feature in the second and final Test.
'The West Indies' pace battery was lethal.' 'Watching Gavaskar, Gaekwad, Amarnath and Vengsarkar play against those bowlers I learnt so much.' 'Everybody was getting hit.' 'Someone got hit on the fingers, someone on the chest, someone on the face, but they all showed guts.'
Pant has often been criticised for his shoddy work behind the stumps.
India's first innings lead of 292 is the highest they have ever achieved in a Test in Australia, points out Rajneesh Gupta.
Members of the 1983 World Cup winning team has joined hands with Delhi Police to promote "teamwork and discipline" in India's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The cricketers will be urging people to follow the government guidelines via Delhi Police, which will be promoting its initiative on Twitter with #1983 HeroesWithDelhiPolice.
Former Indian wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani on Friday said the change of guard in the Indian cricket team, as Virat Kohli takes over the captaincy in limited overs format after Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as skipper, reflects no ego problem in the team and added the newly appointed captain can learn a lot from 'captain cool's' experience in handling pressure situations. "There is no ego problems in the team . This will only be a big boon for Virat Kohli, as he can learn a lot from Dhoni's captaincy and decisions which he has taken in the crisis," he said.
